1917 to 2003

Angelina Jean Colacurcio, also later spelled Calicura, was born on July 21, 1917, in Martinez, California.

One of the first records Angie appears in is the 1920 US Census

Construction on the Towers began in 1921, when Angelina was only four years old.

In 1926, the Martinez Daily Standard listed her among the children attending a seventh birthday party for a local friend.

On June 11, 1930, the Martinez Daily Standard reported that Angelina Calicura had advanced from grammar school into junior high, documenting her formal education.

Miss Angelina Calicura underwent a major operation at the Martinez Community Hospital today.

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin arrivals column (September 20, 1937) lists "Miss Angie Calicura"

Edna Lee's Beauty Salon No. 2 announces its new owner — Angie Calicura

On April 5, 1940, Angie is listed under the name Jean Calicura on a manifest showing she is traveling from Honolulu, Hawaii, to California, where she arrived by ship on April 12, 1940.

The 1940 U.S. Census which was taken on April 30, 1940 shows her residence at 596 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, and lists that she was the owner of a beauty shop employing one assistant.

But by 1942 she disappears and does not show up again until the 1950s.

By the early 1950s, Angelina was in Montana.

On March 10, 1952, Jack was mentioned in the Billings Gazette in Montana for trap shooting.

On August 3, 1953, The Sheridan Press reported that a hotel license was granted to Angelina Jean Calicura for the Rex Hotel

Tragedy struck in Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1954. Baby Amato was born and died the same day, only four hours old.

Sheridan council minutes from March 21, 1955, formally approved the application of Angelina Calicura Amato for a Rooming House License for the Ideal Hotel.

February 9, 1956 – Casper Star-Tribune: "Man held after $460 taken in tavern here.

Mrs. Angelina J. Calicura was arrested on a charge of vagrancy and released on $100 bail.

In March of 1957, Ideal Hotel, Inc. was officially incorporated in Sheridan County, with articles of incorporation filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State in Cheyenne.

On March 27, 1957 just 20 days after the articles of incorporation were first published, the Sheridan Press published FBI references regarding Angie and her known aliases.

No commissioner seconded the motion, and the mayor was forced to declare it lost for want of a second

the Sheridan Press reported a dramatic turn in the Ideal Hotel controversy under the bold headline: "City Council Fails to Renew Ideal Hotel Rooming License."

With that, the motion carried, and the Ideal Hotel's license was officially restored.

County Attorney Edward J. Redle publicly criticized the Sheridan City Council for renewing the Ideal Hotel's rooming-house license only a day earlier.

The revocation was ordered to take effect the very next day—March 21, 1958—bringing Angie's years of legal maneuvering, public controversy, and intermittent victories in Sheridan to an abrupt end.

On April 15, 1958, a disorderly conduct charge filed against a patron at the Ideal Hotel lists Angelina Calicura as the complainant

That same year, she appears in the 1958 Billings City Directory listed as:

On August 28, 1958, Angelina married John Cameron "Jack" Alexander of Billings, Montana, a man fifteen years her junior.

On December 12, 1958, the paper reported that $1,600 had been stolen from the office safe of local attorney Kenneth Chetwood

On January 13, 1961, the Sheridan Press reported that "Angelina Calicura Alexander fined $50 for disorderly conduct."

on November 30, 1961, the Billings Times recorded a default judgment of $971.34 entered against her

A Carbon County News legal notice dated November 28, 1963, later confirmed court action involving the couple.

On December 27, 1963, the Billings Gazette carried a striking advertisement announcing a new chapter in her life: "The Hub Beauty Salon," owned by Angie Alexander

On June 18, 1964, the Billings Times reported a civil judgment against "Angelina J. Alexander, dba Wagon Wheel Trailer Court," totaling $645.37 plus interest and costs

On September 15, 1964, the Billings Gazette recorded a traffic fine issued to Angelina Calicura Alexander, age 46, of 2315 Grand Avenue, Billings, for passing a loading school bus.

On January 14, 1965, she appeared again in Billings police court reporting for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving without a license, resulting in multiple fines.

On April 1, 1965, the Billings Times recorded a quitclaim deed transferring land from John C. Alexander to Angelina Alexander

On June 21, 1965, the Sheridan Press published a striking photographic feature under the headline "Down Comes History," marking the physical end of the building that once housed the Ideal Hotel.

The couple relocated to South Lake Tahoe, California, in the mid 1960s

Tarantino's Restaurant (1970s): Angelina initially managed this Italian eatery near Takela.

Angelina and Jack Alexander enjoy dinner in their new restaurant, South Lake Tahoe, June 5, 1972.

Tahoe Inn (Late 1970s – Early 1980s): Located at 4110 Lake Tahoe Blvd, now part of Heavenly Village.

Timber Cove Lodge (Early–Mid 1980s): This lakeside lodge allowed Angelina to manage both dining and event operations.

Angelina passed away on December 28, 1986, in South Lake Tahoe, California, and was laid to rest at Happy Homestead Cemetery, Lake Tahoe.

Angie's husband, John "Jack" Cameron Alexander died on April 20, 2003 in South Lake Tahoe, California.